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>> reporter: you look at the pictures from the debates. today romney and santorum met privately in pennsylvania. we're told that santorum said he would like to she more conservative voices such as the tea party that this become a part of romney's campaign. no endorsement was made the dnc said this pair is beyond reconciliation. >> we're in trouble because he was 47th out of 50th in job creation in the state of massachusetts when he was governor. >> reporter: after the meeting a senior santorum strategist said if there is an endorsement, look for it in the next week or so rather than the next month. the key word is if. >> obama's reelection team is officially kicking off the campaign. what do you know about that? >> reporter: this is the official launch. it may feel like it's been going on for months. president obama will be in ohio and in virginia where he's going to some campuses to lay out some ideas, a true sign that this is campaigning. he's not appearing alone. he will have the popular first lady by his side. >> thank you so much. >>>
>> reporter: you look at the pictures from the debates. today romney and santorum met privately in pennsylvania. we're told that santorum said he would like to she more conservative voices such as the tea party that this become a part of romney's campaign. no endorsement was made the dnc said this pair is beyond reconciliation. >> we're in trouble because he was 47th out of 50th in job creation in the state of massachusetts when he was governor. >> reporter: after the meeting...
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it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate you. can see he is clear, decisive and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a minus. than it was for mitt romney. >> bottom line, the winner in your judgment? >> i am not going to say there is a clear winner. overall, obama scored more points. mitt romney probably was just, showing up and saying, lack i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war. i don't want to scare anybody. >> barack obama, got the commander chief passed in colors. i think he won. fairly clear. decisive and fairly clear. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself. i think barack obama may have helped himself a point or two in the course
it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate you. can see he is clear, decisive and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a...
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romney and santorum went at each other last night during the debate in arizona. santorum had to defend his record in congress and fired back at romney on health . >> while i was fighting to save the olympics you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> the bottom line is you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health care in massachusetts. >> ron paul joined the bash on santorum calling him fake. president obama will promote his energy policy and raise campaign money in florida today. a new poll shows obama leading all of the candidates right now. >>> at least 8 million chirp are living in poverty here in the u.s. and in most states that number of children is increased by more over the past ten years and in maryland it's actually gone down. in 2000, 4% of the children in our state lived in po. >>> before you head out the door this morning a father and a 9-year-old he was found driving in a vehicle okayed by him while he was intoxicated will be sentenced today. he'll be sentenced in michigan where he was pulled over. >>> the senate commi
romney and santorum went at each other last night during the debate in arizona. santorum had to defend his record in congress and fired back at romney on health . >> while i was fighting to save the olympics you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> the bottom line is you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health care in massachusetts. >> ron paul joined the bash on santorum calling him fake. president obama will promote his energy policy and...
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today romney continued his attacks against his biggest competition. santorum joins us . >> reporter: there were a lost fireworks during the debate and santorum took the bunt of the attacks during the debate. that's a sign is he a top tier candidate. here are some examples. >> we voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts . >> you were fighting to savor the bridge to nowhere. we have a new television ad calling him a fake. >> because is he a fake. >> romney is at public events today and to no surprise santorum was his main target. >> i don't know if i have ever seen a prick an explain so many ways why he voted against his principles. . >> reporter: santorum isn't just sitting there. he is coming one a new ad airing in michigan and it's really attacking romney because clearly santorum seize their could go an opportunity to beat him in his home state. >> shifting gears, the president holding a number of campaign events in florida today and he is even taking aim at the upcoming republican primary state. >> reporter: he definitely
today romney continued his attacks against his biggest competition. santorum joins us . >> reporter: there were a lost fireworks during the debate and santorum took the bunt of the attacks during the debate. that's a sign is he a top tier candidate. here are some examples. >> we voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts . >> you were fighting to savor the bridge to nowhere. we have a new television ad calling him a fake. >> because is he a...
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as rick perry said, the debate was a game of badminton, as he and mitt romney traded volleys. the debate picked up where the last one left off, with the economy, and social security. a plan that mitt romney says he wants to preserve and rick perry wants to turn over to the states. >> it's not the first time that mitt's been wrong on some issues before. and the bottom line is, we never said we were going to move this back to the states. what we said was, we should have one of the options, the state employees, and state retirees, being able to go off the current system. >> reporter: the exchange between the two front-runners was typical. >> it's different than what the governor put in his book. there is a rick perry that is saying, almost quote, that the federal government shouldn't be in the pension business. that it's unconstitutional. unconstitutional. an it should be returned to the state. so, you better find that rick perry and get him to stop saying that. >> reporter: there were seven other candidates on the stage. but for the most part, on the sidelines. >> the two guys s
as rick perry said, the debate was a game of badminton, as he and mitt romney traded volleys. the debate picked up where the last one left off, with the economy, and social security. a plan that mitt romney says he wants to preserve and rick perry wants to turn over to the states. >> it's not the first time that mitt's been wrong on some issues before. and the bottom line is, we never said we were going to move this back to the states. what we said was, we should have one of the options,...
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. >> reporter: a new gallup poll confirms romney picked up momentum after last week's debate. president obama is leading romney three points after being up six points after his speech. romney focusololk coke us on hi plan. it calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> reporter: the candidates pounced on tv ads. romney does want to cut tax rates that would reduce revenue by $5 trillion over ten years. romney has refused to say which one, leaving him open to attack. >> today, mitt romney will launch an attack of his own, delivering a foreign policy speech slamming president obama's middle east policy. rock and paula. >> all right, tahman bradley, live in washington this monday morning. thank you, tahman. >>> and of course, the main event this week is thursday's vice presidential debate, abc's eastern, 6:00 pacific.t 9:00 >>> and politics overseas now, it is another victory for venezuela venezuelian president hugo chavez. chavez although is battling cancer received 54% of the vote, leaving his supporters to celebrate right there in the streets. voter turnout was more than 80%. that's th
. >> reporter: a new gallup poll confirms romney picked up momentum after last week's debate. president obama is leading romney three points after being up six points after his speech. romney focusololk coke us on hi plan. it calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> reporter: the candidates pounced on tv ads. romney does want to cut tax rates that would reduce revenue by $5 trillion over ten years. romney has refused to say which one, leaving him open to attack. >> today, mitt...
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: debate over mitt romney's taxes continues. the obama campaign is offing in they words, a truce, in an open letter to the republican candidate, obama's manager promises that quote if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn we will not criticize him for not releasing more, beneather in ads or commentary for the rest of the campaign. the romney campaign has released his 2010 returns in an estimate for 2011. on thursday, romney offered this. >> i never paid less than 13%. the most recent year is 13.6. in a ad the president is taking aim at romney's new running mate. paul ryan and his medicare plan. today in virginia, ryan fired back. >> president obama inherited a difficult situation when he came in to office. the problem is, he made things much worse. >> here is what we know about next week, paul ryan and romney will campaign together and focus in on the issue of medicare as far as the truce on taxes goes, we have heard from romney's campaign manager, no surprise, doesn't sound like that one is going to
: debate over mitt romney's taxes continues. the obama campaign is offing in they words, a truce, in an open letter to the republican candidate, obama's manager promises that quote if the governor will release five years of returns, i commit in turn we will not criticize him for not releasing more, beneather in ads or commentary for the rest of the campaign. the romney campaign has released his 2010 returns in an estimate for 2011. on thursday, romney offered this. >> i never paid less...
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santorum and social and religious views will draw attention at the debate. newt gingrich is looking for an opening to regain contender status and paul continues his strat you to try to gather delegates. mitt romney will try to get his campaign back on course in arizona by announcing tax plan. he is desperate to win michigan, he is taking to targeting santorum and president obama. >> i went out and took on the tough issues, medicare, medicaid, social security, welfare reform, i was the leader. >> polls show the race is in michigan and arizona in a dead heat. michigan called a must win state for mitt romney. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the baltimore county council passed a bill giving the transgender community protection under the law. the council passed it 5- 2, the bill is designed to prevent discrimination against transgender people, housing, financing or publy accommodations. >>> accident killed two people, this is video from mc donna road. engine and tires completely separated from one car. police say the silver chrysler was driven by a 22 year old, c
santorum and social and religious views will draw attention at the debate. newt gingrich is looking for an opening to regain contender status and paul continues his strat you to try to gather delegates. mitt romney will try to get his campaign back on course in arizona by announcing tax plan. he is desperate to win michigan, he is taking to targeting santorum and president obama. >> i went out and took on the tough issues, medicare, medicaid, social security, welfare reform, i was the...
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. >> apparently the other guy who plays romney has perfected romney's debate stair. >>. >>> rosie o'donnel is a big fan of honey boo boo and wants to buy her a house. boo-boo's family, the mom says she doesn't want fame to change the family and she doesn't want the house, and they said we don't want a house, but interestingly enough rosy says not only does she love them, but she thinks honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? she has an eye for talent. >> you know what? god bless. >>> also good news from inside the abc family, and want to exstepblt a congratulations, he announced his engagement to his long-time boyfriend, and they could get married by the end of the year. so congrats, sam, enjoy it. >>> this morning on world news now, drivers are seeing red reeling from the huge run up in gas prices. >>> analysts are out with new predictions on where prices are heading now. it's monday, october 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning. happy columbus day, everybody. i am rob nelson. >> as can you see, we did not get the day off.
. >> apparently the other guy who plays romney has perfected romney's debate stair. >>. >>> rosie o'donnel is a big fan of honey boo boo and wants to buy her a house. boo-boo's family, the mom says she doesn't want fame to change the family and she doesn't want the house, and they said we don't want a house, but interestingly enough rosy says not only does she love them, but she thinks honey boo boo has a lot in common with shirley temple. how about that? she has an eye for...
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if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center, like successful candidates ultimately do. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> who knows what he'll say? >> people should be watching. this is part of the great debate we're having in this country. every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> a lot of other news breaking overnight. for that, as always, we go to mr. ron claiborne. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, dan and bianna. breaking news from right here in new york city. five terror suspects extradited from britain are on new york soil. the men arrived in new york city early this morning. two will be in court later today in connecticut. the best known of them is abu hamza al masri.
if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center, like successful candidates ultimately do. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> who knows what he'll say? >> people should be watching. this is part of the great debate we're having in this country. every little bit...
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heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as well. and has three days set aside for more practice. it's nicknamed debate camp. and near the end of camp, like now, it's a full-on mock debate. following the time rules, podiums the exact distance apart, and fill-ins for the opposition. neera tanden has played the role, preparing joe biden. >> it's only tense when they give you the completely wrong answer and you have to correct them in the end. the goal is to make them feel that they're as real as possible. >> reporter: tendon believes romney has the harder chore. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: being aggressive against the presiden
heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as...
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the last presidential debate which took place was before mitt romney's big victory in florida. clearly a lot has changed in the race. take a look at latest polls from michigan and arizona,ed two states that are voting next. there's essentially a tie between romney and santorum. there's a lot at stake for both candidates. let's start with rick santorum. this is his first debate in the spotlight as a front-runner. he's coming off of three victories. with rick santorum you might expect he will get tough questions about the social issues. we move on to mitt romney. many people thought that he was the inevitable nominee. it's a different story line now. for romney he has to come out strong and get that fuel going into next tuesday's primaries. one thing you will see tonight is mitt romney being aggressive with rick santorum much like he was with newt gingrich in florida and then ultimately he won in florida. >> so what about newt gingrich and ron paul? we haven't heard much about them lately? >> reporter: we haven't but this is a big night for them. you have newt gingrich employing
the last presidential debate which took place was before mitt romney's big victory in florida. clearly a lot has changed in the race. take a look at latest polls from michigan and arizona,ed two states that are voting next. there's essentially a tie between romney and santorum. there's a lot at stake for both candidates. let's start with rick santorum. this is his first debate in the spotlight as a front-runner. he's coming off of three victories. with rick santorum you might expect he will get...
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and the obama campaign saying romney is an experienced debater. >> they will be debating domestic policy. tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that report this morning. >>> as the campaign heats up, the president delivered what will likely be his last major address on the world stage before election day. he called on leaders to stand up against the violence and extremism. he defended free speech. but criticized the deadly protests across the middle east. and the president had much praise for murdered u.s. ambassador, chris stevens. >> we're serious about these ideals. we must speak honestly about the deeper causes of the crisis. today, we must reaffirm that our future will be determined by people like chris stevens and not by his killers. >> the president vowing to bring stevens' killers to justice, while continuing to support democracy in the muslim world. >>> and it is setting up to be another big day at the u.n., as the spotlight now shifts to arab leaders. iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, is expected to stir up his usual controversy, as he gives his last speech to the ge
and the obama campaign saying romney is an experienced debater. >> they will be debating domestic policy. tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that report this morning. >>> as the campaign heats up, the president delivered what will likely be his last major address on the world stage before election day. he called on leaders to stand up against the violence and extremism. he defended free speech. but criticized the deadly protests across the middle east. and the president...
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his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in determining the next president. paula, john. >> all right, thank you. >> and paul ryan's schedule is filling up. apparently ten fund-raising events, through the next month. and within just 24 hours they're saying it has given a big boost. $3.5 million rolled in from large and small donors and just continues to trickle in. >> interesting tactic, the obama campaiobama -- the romney campaign is going after obama now to say to pay for health care reforeign minister minister -- reform, he cut into medicare. heating up. >> he is. and the meeting with a billionaire who supported newt gng ri gingrich and would vow $100 million
his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in...
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mitt romney and newt gingrich. diane sawyer, who is moderating the debate with george stephanopoulos, has called this a political high noon. let's go to john berman in des moines at the site of tonight's debate. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, dan. what a moment for the debate. the atmosphere is electric. mitt romney took the campaign to a whole new level. a fairly negative one. and the question is, when he walks on this stage tonight, how far will he go? and will newt gingrich respond? when mitt romney steps up to the podium, will he throw down? he tells abc news -- >> i would expect that newt gingrich and i will have some differences. and we'll be able to discuss those as well. >> reporter: but will he discuss them or will he discuss them? like his campaign, which has launched a full frontal media assault. on video -- >> he doesn't have the discipline you want. in a president. >> reporter: and supporters on radio. >> his mind isn't so hot and his discipline and commitment is terrible. >> reporter:
mitt romney and newt gingrich. diane sawyer, who is moderating the debate with george stephanopoulos, has called this a political high noon. let's go to john berman in des moines at the site of tonight's debate. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, dan. what a moment for the debate. the atmosphere is electric. mitt romney took the campaign to a whole new level. a fairly negative one. and the question is, when he walks on this stage tonight, how far will he go? and will newt...
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the president is going to nevada for debate prep and governor romney is going to practice more this weekend. i did ask the governor about nerves, if he's worried. he said he's not. he's ready to draw the line, the differences between the two. but you know a lot is riding on this. >> could be make or break. you'll be there next wednesday. thank you, david. >>> now, to an explosive headline about the 9/11 attack in libya that killed four americans, including america's ambassador, chris stevens, the white hou. the white house described it as a mobile riot, talk bed, officials called it a terrorist attack, highly engineered and de deadly. abc's jake tapper has the details. >> reporter: that's right, george, and this 180 comes on the heels of criticism that the white house downplayed this terrorist attack, less than two months before the election. secretary of defense leon panetta today acknowledged that the attack that killed four americans in benghazi, libya, on the anniversary of 9/11 was not only carried out by terrorists, it was premeditated. >> as we determined the details of what took pla
the president is going to nevada for debate prep and governor romney is going to practice more this weekend. i did ask the governor about nerves, if he's worried. he said he's not. he's ready to draw the line, the differences between the two. but you know a lot is riding on this. >> could be make or break. you'll be there next wednesday. thank you, david. >>> now, to an explosive headline about the 9/11 attack in libya that killed four americans, including america's ambassador,...
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president obama in colorado and mitt romney in virginia. tory dunnan, given what's going on in libya, yemen, foreign policy has got to be a hot button. >> reporter: for a second day in a row, the debate over foreign policy takes center page. at a campaign event in virginia, mitt romney continued to criticize the president. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes we're at the mercy of the events. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama spoke in an event in colorado and stuck to a presidential tone. >> what we see on our television there's still threats to the world and we have to remain vigilant. >> reporter: kelly, the vice-president is also busy on the campaign trail. earlier he made a stop in wisconsin, which has recently become another tossup state and found out that president obama heads there next week for a fund-raiser. >> a little bit out from the conventions. what are we seeing from the poling numbers. >> reporter: the president was in colorado. this is a brand-new poll from american research griew. obama has a slide lead over rom
president obama in colorado and mitt romney in virginia. tory dunnan, given what's going on in libya, yemen, foreign policy has got to be a hot button. >> reporter: for a second day in a row, the debate over foreign policy takes center page. at a campaign event in virginia, mitt romney continued to criticize the president. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes we're at the mercy of the events. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama spoke in an event in colorado and stuck...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney got through a dozen debates largely unscathed, by focusing on president obama. he is no longer in the lead but tried that strategy again. >> how did you do when you were running general motors as president? >> i believe to create jobs it helps to have created jobs. >> newt gingrich wants to ride the front-runner momentum strait to the caucuses january 3. his record as a conservative has come under fire by colleagues in the house and conservative pundits. >> it's sort of laughable to suggest that some one that campaigned with ronald reagan and jack kemp and 30 year record of conservatism is some how not a conservative. >> reporter: gingrich was the focus of attacked from second tier candidates like michele bachmann. both would love to steal conservative support from gingrich. >> i have never once changed my positions because of any kind of payment. the truth is i was a national figure who was doing just fine. >> reporter: for the second consecutive debate, mitt romney didn't aggressively go after gingrich but had help from the rest of the field. and that may win
. >> reporter: mitt romney got through a dozen debates largely unscathed, by focusing on president obama. he is no longer in the lead but tried that strategy again. >> how did you do when you were running general motors as president? >> i believe to create jobs it helps to have created jobs. >> newt gingrich wants to ride the front-runner momentum strait to the caucuses january 3. his record as a conservative has come under fire by colleagues in the house and...
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if romney doesn't do well in this debate it will be hard to get back in this race. >> reporter: both candidates have checklists. mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive. he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient. and don't be long-winded. >> they need him to answer questions short, concise. and to the point. it's more his mannerismsened his style and the way he comes across. >> the pressure is on for this first debate. it could be a huge audience. anywhere between 50 million to 65 million people may tune in to see these two men square off on wednesday night. >> david, thank you. >> great to see you live, david. >>> let's bring in "this week" host george stephanopoulos. also live, for more on this. the goal wednesday night is for each candid
if romney doesn't do well in this debate it will be hard to get back in this race. >> reporter: both candidates have checklists. mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look...
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but it will certainly be policies of the president and mitt romney up for debate. john, sunny, back to you. >>> vice presidential debate under way at 9:00 eastern time. our own martha raddatz will moderate the debate. you can see it live right here on abc. >> who knows what joe biden might say. loose cannon. >> everybody will watch it. loose cannon. known as the best debater in the senate. so, ryan has work cut out. >> last presidential election greaten the debate. >> sort of the everyday guy way about him. resonates with so many. let's face it. >> beauty of the vps. don't have to be presidential. they can bombs away. might be action. >> lot of action. the presidential debate was one of the most watched debates in history. you can imagine what's going to happen. with the media, twitter. >> president obama kind of flat on his feet, little lackluster. ed by in will come out swinging. paul ryan is a tough guy the could be fun. >> i cannot wait. >>> state department officials in the congressional hot seat acknowledging they turned down requests for security ahead of at
but it will certainly be policies of the president and mitt romney up for debate. john, sunny, back to you. >>> vice presidential debate under way at 9:00 eastern time. our own martha raddatz will moderate the debate. you can see it live right here on abc. >> who knows what joe biden might say. loose cannon. >> everybody will watch it. loose cannon. known as the best debater in the senate. so, ryan has work cut out. >> last presidential election greaten the debate....
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a new clue into the upcoming debate over health care. romney today said the mandate is, in fact, a tax, because that's what the supreme court called it in its ruling last week. romney said he still does not consider his own health care mandate at governor of massachusetts a tax. there will be debate over this to come. >>> althounother debate tonight. making huge headlines across the globe. something truly historic. researchers say they think they have finally discovered the so-called god particle, the higgs boson particle. but tonight here, we ask, is this the bang in the big bang theory? and we get help from dr. michio kaku. there were cheerms and ovations, after a moment scientists had longed before. tonight, they believe what's known in the science world also the god particle has been discovered. the prt can that could unlock the key to what gives all matter of the universe its size, its shape. just like gravity, scientists long knew it was there, then isaac newton dils covered it. now, after decades of knowing this particle exists, t
a new clue into the upcoming debate over health care. romney today said the mandate is, in fact, a tax, because that's what the supreme court called it in its ruling last week. romney said he still does not consider his own health care mandate at governor of massachusetts a tax. there will be debate over this to come. >>> althounother debate tonight. making huge headlines across the globe. something truly historic. researchers say they think they have finally discovered the so-called...
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. >> but did romney flub his performance in last night's debate? it's tuesday january 17th. >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here today. >> good to be here today. >> we've never had a chance to work together. >> i know. we're going nice and easy and slow just to be careful. >> that's right. but kindred spirits because we're both from -- >> michigan. >> michigan. >> it all comes back home. >> the gop presidential field has narrowed again. see what's changed since jon huntsman left the race just hours before last night's debate. and speaking of that debate, see how the candidates fared. needless to say it wasn't the best performance we've seen. >> this campaign season has had headline after headline after headline. huntsman drops out, he endorses romney. just a couple days ago he was bashing him. everything is happening all at once. >> sleeping with the enemy. >> it could very well be like that. our other big headline we're following this tuesday morning, the cruise ship disaster in
. >> but did romney flub his performance in last night's debate? it's tuesday january 17th. >>> and a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm dan kloeffler in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here today. >> good to be here today. >> we've never had a chance to work together. >> i know. we're going nice and easy and slow just to be careful. >> that's right. but kindred spirits because we're both from -- >> michigan. >> michigan. >>...
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>> reporter: and romney's biggest moment, the first debate. >> you've been president four years. you've been president four years. you'd said you'd cut the deficit in half. >> reporter: and there was self-dself self-devry case, too. >> it's nice to finally wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> reporter: in the final days, a candid answer from ann, should the race not go their way. >> he will not run again. nor will i. >> reporter: living with ms, ann enduring the rigors of two presidential campaigns. last night, her husband promising a prayer for the president. >> ann and i join with us to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america. >> reporter: and so the big question tonight, what's next for the governor? he said in the last 24 hours he hasn't much thought about that, saying he has a life and a family to get back to. diane, we learned a little bit more about the campaign plane, the one we've been flying around in. it's headed back to michigan where they are going to clean the plane, their word, decontamination, saying the campaign
>> reporter: and romney's biggest moment, the first debate. >> you've been president four years. you've been president four years. you'd said you'd cut the deficit in half. >> reporter: and there was self-dself self-devry case, too. >> it's nice to finally wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> reporter: in the final days, a candid answer from ann, should the race not go their way. >> he will not run again. nor will i. >> reporter: living with...
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. >> reporter: advantage romney. paul guns for his opponents. but not for him. second debate. santorum and gingrich seemed to gang up on romney for portraying himself as a nonpolitician. romney for the first time started to lose his cool. >> hoed, wait it's still my turn. >> are you going to tell people you will not run for re-election if you win. >> reporter: advantage santorum rattling the front-runner. jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to speak chinese than challenge. >> as they would say in china -- >> reporter: by the second debate he hit back hard at romney who criticized him for severing as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china, yes under a democrat like my who sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than ever. his best debate performance yet. >> reporter: rick perry way down in the polls in new hampshire was frying to use the debats to revive his
. >> reporter: advantage romney. paul guns for his opponents. but not for him. second debate. santorum and gingrich seemed to gang up on romney for portraying himself as a nonpolitician. romney for the first time started to lose his cool. >> hoed, wait it's still my turn. >> are you going to tell people you will not run for re-election if you win. >> reporter: advantage santorum rattling the front-runner. jon huntsman in the first debate he seemed more determined to...
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. >> reporter: after 32 hours of debates. >> if i'm president, i will -- >> mitt romney doesn't need a plan. he needs a personality. and the problem that he has is the people just don't connect to him. what we know is when voters go to cast a ballot for president, they do a gut-check. they say, do i like this guy? do i trust this guy? >> reporter: a key romney adviser has told me that he often connects like this, at town hall meetings like these. but political observers say he needs more moments like these. and that particular reporter would seem to agree, diane. he told me at the town hall that he wore that shirt with the flag draped across the front of it to try to get the governor's attention to ask that question. how are you going to show your heart? how are you going to get more of an emotional response out here on the trail? >> we'll see if there's a new message to come. >>> and something happening inside the white house right now at this hour. something that has never happened before. for the first time in history, an american president is marking the return of troops from a w
. >> reporter: after 32 hours of debates. >> if i'm president, i will -- >> mitt romney doesn't need a plan. he needs a personality. and the problem that he has is the people just don't connect to him. what we know is when voters go to cast a ballot for president, they do a gut-check. they say, do i like this guy? do i trust this guy? >> reporter: a key romney adviser has told me that he often connects like this, at town hall meetings like these. but political observers...
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romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >> reporter: gingrich fired right back. >> governor romney owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have not v. been foreclosed by his investments. >> reporter: ron paul and rick santorum are trailing badly in the polls. they just wanted to get back to policy. >> and you guys should leave that alone and focus on the issues. >> that subject really doesn't interest me a whole lot. >> reporter: latinos make up 13.1% of florida's 11 million registered voters. the contenders jockeyed for their support. >> is he still the most anti-yum grant candidate? >> i think of the four of us, yes. >> that's simply unexcusable. that's i
romney was more aggressive, more confident, and more prepared than he has been in recent debates. romney repeatedly slammed gingrich for his work as a consultant for failed mortgage giant freddie mac. he made it a local issue. >> he should have been anxiously telling the american people that these entities were causing a housing bubble that would cause a collapse that we've seen here in florida. >> reporter: gingrich fired right back. >> governor romney owns shares of both...
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and mitt romney did very well in the -- in the, debates during the primaries. ve well. belt better than a lot. he need one of those nights. >> he has been preparing for the debates for three years. >> there you go. sure they got it all memorized. they got their zirngz reangers . >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at univision, report 57 pref yufsly undiscovered guns connect to fast and furious have now been found at the sites of murders, kidnappings and brutal massacres. >>> breaking news from afghanistan overnight. nato says three of its troops have been killeden a bombing. the interpreter also died. this comes after an american service member was killed over the weekend in a fire fight with afghan troops. abc's mohamed lila reports. >> reporter: some are describing this as a fire fight between american troops and the afghan soldiers they were working alongside. for reasons that aren't yet clear it appears there
and mitt romney did very well in the -- in the, debates during the primaries. ve well. belt better than a lot. he need one of those nights. >> he has been preparing for the debates for three years. >> there you go. sure they got it all memorized. they got their zirngz reangers . >>> the government's troubled gun tracking program, called fast and furious. dozens of more weapons rather that were part of the investigation are being linked to crimes in mexico. our partners at...
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. >>> to politics and fallout for mitt romney after this week and end debate. republicans and democrats are calling romney out of touch after he made a $10,000 bet with rick perry. front-runner newt gingrich is facing heat after his debate performance. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: with another decent debate performance, newt gingrich is frightening some of his own party. >> i saw the damage to the republican party and congress. i think i owe it to constituents and country not to allow that to happen again. and if he did that, as speaker, i am concerned what he would do as our nominee for president. >> reporter: it's not just one republican. others who worked with the former speak are loudly denouncing him. >> i found his leadership lacking. >> life newt gingrich is a gingrichite. all he cares about is newt gingrich. >> most of us are terrified. >> tom davis served and was promoted by gingrich but won't give him his endorsement. >> some republicans told me listen this is a guy who couldn't run the house of representatives. how can he run the country?
. >>> to politics and fallout for mitt romney after this week and end debate. republicans and democrats are calling romney out of touch after he made a $10,000 bet with rick perry. front-runner newt gingrich is facing heat after his debate performance. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: with another decent debate performance, newt gingrich is frightening some of his own party. >> i saw the damage to the republican party and congress. i think i owe it to constituents...
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and at another cnn debate mitt romney and rick santorum battled furiously to win over voters. >> you can't be, i don't believe, anything but a fiscal conservative and run a business because you don't balance your budget you go out of business. >> i'm going to represent 100% of americans. we're not raising taxes on anybody. >> reporter: romney has the lead in arizona, but in michigan, his home state, some polls show him trailing santorum. with the nomination on the line, the two rivals came to the debate ready to rumble. on earmarks. >> but while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> you don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: romney even got an assist from ron paul, who slammed santorum every chance he got. >> you have a new television ad that labels him a fake. why? >> because he's a fake. >> reporter: but when it came to one hot-button issue, the candidates were in agreement. that's the obama administration's new policy that makes birth control available to women free of charge through their employer's insurance coverage
and at another cnn debate mitt romney and rick santorum battled furiously to win over voters. >> you can't be, i don't believe, anything but a fiscal conservative and run a business because you don't balance your budget you go out of business. >> i'm going to represent 100% of americans. we're not raising taxes on anybody. >> reporter: romney has the lead in arizona, but in michigan, his home state, some polls show him trailing santorum. with the nomination on the line, the...
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who do you think could stand up to barack obama in october and win the debates? because we're certainly -- the romney strategy of outspending isn't going to work against obama. the fact is, obama is going to have more money, he's going to be more negative, if we don't somebody that can win the debates in november, we'll have someone where it's hard to win in november. >> you mentioned your promise $2 gallon of gas. barack obama called that a phony election-year promise. many of our viewers want to know what if you can back that up. we had this question from facebook. your response? >> well, sure. if he gets a chance go to newt.org and look at my 30-minute message that outlines how i would do this. when barack obama was swore in, gas was $1.89 a gallon. the price of natural gas has dropped from 8,000 cubic a feet under to 3,000 cubic feet. the president himself admitted in his speech, that on natural gas terms we have had an explosion of new discoveries. it all came from drilling. and it has lowered the price dramatically from $8 to $3. you apply that same princip
who do you think could stand up to barack obama in october and win the debates? because we're certainly -- the romney strategy of outspending isn't going to work against obama. the fact is, obama is going to have more money, he's going to be more negative, if we don't somebody that can win the debates in november, we'll have someone where it's hard to win in november. >> you mentioned your promise $2 gallon of gas. barack obama called that a phony election-year promise. many of our...
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applauded during the primary. >> governor romney, you said during a debate earlier this year of paul ryan's latest medicare proposal it is absolutely right on. so i'm curious is there anything about it you disagree with? >> we haven't gone through piece by piece and said here is a place where there is a difference. i can't imagine any two people even in the same party who have exactly the same positions on all issues. but my plan for medicare is very similar to his plan for medicare. >> reporter: governor romney going on to tell me neither he nor paul ryan would want to change medicare for retirees or near retirees this is for a future generation to tackle. the fact that they are tackling policy differences with the president is a sign they believe this addition of paul ryan to the ticket is a true game changer. david muir, abc news, miami, florida. >> thank you to david muir for the report. >>> well, the first lady she is on the campaign trail in california. michelle obama appeared on the "tonight show" last night. alongside olympic gymnast gabby douglas. a well-known champion of he
applauded during the primary. >> governor romney, you said during a debate earlier this year of paul ryan's latest medicare proposal it is absolutely right on. so i'm curious is there anything about it you disagree with? >> we haven't gone through piece by piece and said here is a place where there is a difference. i can't imagine any two people even in the same party who have exactly the same positions on all issues. but my plan for medicare is very similar to his plan for...
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asked about romney's ad, gingrich said he's not going to pick a fight with romney. saying, quote, he's going to run on his strengths and i'm going to run on mine. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> we're two days away. be sure to join us for the republican debate moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos in iowa. it takes place, at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> more remains were mishandled. the remains of troops that arrived at dover air force base were incinerated and dumped into a virginia landfill. the practice that was ended three years ago was never authorized by the pentagon. there are no plans to alert the families. >>> the obama administration is out with some pretty strong reaction to our abc news exclusive barbara walters interview syrian president bashar al assad. he said he did not order the violent crackdown against his own people, ludicrous. the white house says assad is simply not credible. and the united nations is dismissing assad who called a report of widespread torture in syria, a false allegation. >>> people are digging out afte
asked about romney's ad, gingrich said he's not going to pick a fight with romney. saying, quote, he's going to run on his strengths and i'm going to run on mine. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> we're two days away. be sure to join us for the republican debate moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos in iowa. it takes place, at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> more remains were mishandled. the remains of troops that arrived at dover air force base were...
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a new poll from the pew research center taken after the debate, shows romney has pulled ahead among likely voters. the president's acknowledged he wasn't on his a game at the showdown. >> after the debate, i had folks come up, don't be so polite. don't be so nice. >> reporter: but his campaign insists his performance didn't change the fundamentals of the race. >> what was being presented wasn't leadership -- that's salesmanship. >> reporter: the narrowing polls are making some democrats nervous. so the pressure is on vice president biden in his debate tomorrow night against paul ryan. republicans say paul ryan will be ready for battle. rob, sunny, back to you. >> karen, thanks a lot. tomorrow, the candidates for vice president who will meet face to face. our own martha raddatz will moderate. abc will carry it live. it all kicks off at 9:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow night. >>> the federal government is suing wells fargo bank in new york for thousand of loan defaults spanning the last decade. the lawsuit claims wells fargo falsely certified that its loans met the requirements necessary for gover
a new poll from the pew research center taken after the debate, shows romney has pulled ahead among likely voters. the president's acknowledged he wasn't on his a game at the showdown. >> after the debate, i had folks come up, don't be so polite. don't be so nice. >> reporter: but his campaign insists his performance didn't change the fundamentals of the race. >> what was being presented wasn't leadership -- that's salesmanship. >> reporter: the narrowing polls are...
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romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i have a lot more energien our second debate. i found i was really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i am trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay, i am still making the most of my time in the city. earlier today, i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. in monday's debate, a little bit different, the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert -- we got bin laden. >> oh. >> good stuff, right. >> their writers are good. >> their writers are good. >> for a lot of women out there that maybe, that last debate was a little uncomfortable at times. nice to see them at least on the stage. put our difference as side for a good cause. all the money goes to catholic charities in new york, tradition dating back to world war ii. >> funny, democra
romney dines with rich people. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i have a lot more energien our second debate. i found i was really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. now, win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i am trying to drink it all in. unfortunately, mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. that's okay, i am still making the most of my time in the city....
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that is in your book. >> yeah, what i said was -- >> before the debate, romney won endorsement of tim pawlenty. founder of the tea party caucus, michele bachmann is trying to regain some of the momentum she lost since winning the iowa straw poll. >> i'm committed to repealing obama care. >> thank you. >> the candidates agreed on the need to get government spending under control and the economy back on track. >> what we need to do is cut the department of education, the department of energy, and all of these departments get rid of them. >> people are tired of spending money we don't have on programs we don't want. >> you have got to draw the line in the sand some where and say no more out of control spending. >> reporter: bachmann questioned perry's decision, requiring the hpv vaccine for sixth grade girls in texas sake it violates parental rights. perry called it a cancer fighter. tonya, rob? >> legislature actually ovovturned governor perry's order to do that. fascinating about last night's debate. you can tell how into it the crowd was, a tea party room and they were into it last ni
that is in your book. >> yeah, what i said was -- >> before the debate, romney won endorsement of tim pawlenty. founder of the tea party caucus, michele bachmann is trying to regain some of the momentum she lost since winning the iowa straw poll. >> i'm committed to repealing obama care. >> thank you. >> the candidates agreed on the need to get government spending under control and the economy back on track. >> what we need to do is cut the department of...
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romney pummeled rick santorum in the debates. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: and he's not letting up on the air waves. >> rick santorum is called the ultimate washington insider. >> reporter: santorum, too, also has a punch or two left. even though he, too, was against the auto industry bailout, he's hitting romney in a new ad. >> who is on the side of michigan workers? not romney. >> reporter: negative on the air, but last night, he was mr. nice. >> we have seen just too much nasty politics on issues that, well, frankly, i haven't even talked about. >> reporter: he may have turned it down a little bit last night. expect him to continue to go after mitt romney. he'll call him a resolute liberal. it's a critical pivot point in the race. they're racing for the last vote there in michigan. >> the "l" word, a big fighting point. thank you, david kerley. you'll want to watch tomorrow morning as george stephanopoulos goes one on one with rick santorum. on abc's "this week." bianna, over to you. >>> we're going to
romney pummeled rick santorum in the debates. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: and he's not letting up on the air waves. >> rick santorum is called the ultimate washington insider. >> reporter: santorum, too, also has a punch or two left. even though he, too, was against the auto industry bailout, he's hitting romney in a new ad. >> who is on the side of michigan workers? not romney....
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. >> reporter: in florida, a much tougher romney in the debates. >> don't use a term like that. >> reporter: gingrich has been slammed by the spending from romney and his al lilies. gingrich said this to our jon karl. >> no matter what happens here, you're just getting started? >> just getting started. >> reporter: rick perry back in the race for gingrich. >> newt was the true fiscal conservative. he has the ain't to operate in the shark tank of washington, d.c. >> reporter: the attacks between the two have been especially punishing here. a new indication many voters don't like it or the republican choices. a new poll of republican voters show 52% say the gop field is fair or poor. that's an 8% increase from a few weeks ago. the polls are open here. a protracted battle. already a bruising one. why so many republican voters are still unhappy with the gop field. >> they are. thank you, david. >>> now we're joined by a man keeping a close eye on the race, donald tump. the author of "time to get tough, making american number one again." thanks for coming in. >> good morning. >> romney is headed
. >> reporter: in florida, a much tougher romney in the debates. >> don't use a term like that. >> reporter: gingrich has been slammed by the spending from romney and his al lilies. gingrich said this to our jon karl. >> no matter what happens here, you're just getting started? >> just getting started. >> reporter: rick perry back in the race for gingrich. >> newt was the true fiscal conservative. he has the ain't to operate in the shark tank of...
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after 20 debates and 9 contests, it's "your voice, your vote." battleground, michigan. could it be the tipping point? mitt romney had a bid today with momentum, to make his closing arguments in the state he was born and needs to win. david muir is on the trail with romney. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, george. i was talking with the top romney adviser today about how crucial michigan will be. he said, we are all-in here. and he asked, what would we do differently at thi anyway? but that was before a major speech here today turned into a major photo op, for the wrong reason. ford field in detroit. and this is what the announcer was saying about the fumbling lions. >> the lions will have to mound a comeback to win today. >> reporter: turns out, they could have said the same thing today. but it wasn't the lions, and tens of thousands of fans. it was this. mitt romney and 1,200 supporters sitting on the 30 yard line. billed as his major speech, this was romney's chance to capitalize on recent momentum. his chance to close the deal on his home turf. problem
after 20 debates and 9 contests, it's "your voice, your vote." battleground, michigan. could it be the tipping point? mitt romney had a bid today with momentum, to make his closing arguments in the state he was born and needs to win. david muir is on the trail with romney. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, george. i was talking with the top romney adviser today about how crucial michigan will be. he said, we are all-in here. and he asked, what would we do...
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lot of conservatives are relishing an obama/newt gingrich debate. on the other hand, he doesn't have the kind of grassroots organization, he hasn't spent the amount of time that romney has had in new hampshire. according to the union leader, he's not our perfect candidate, he's washington person that can affect change. they also often associate gingrich with the change they didn't like, for example, closing the government down back in 1990s. >> you talked about the anti-romney. conservatives are working hard for someone not romney. >> people don't think he's conservative enough. if you look at the polls, even though newt gingrich has had this surge, when it comes to electable, mitt romney is still ahead of the republican field. >> christiane will have the latest on the pakistan and u.s. coming up on this week. dan? >>> thank you, andrea. some breaks news in the baffling case of michelle parker. the mother of three vanished the same day that she appeared on the people's court. overnight, police raided the home of her ex-fiance's father. abc's matt gu
lot of conservatives are relishing an obama/newt gingrich debate. on the other hand, he doesn't have the kind of grassroots organization, he hasn't spent the amount of time that romney has had in new hampshire. according to the union leader, he's not our perfect candidate, he's washington person that can affect change. they also often associate gingrich with the change they didn't like, for example, closing the government down back in 1990s. >> you talked about the anti-romney....
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isn't he teaching on a real problem for romney? >> i think it's a very tough campaign and i understand that. but the fact is, that these debates and these kinds of negative campaigns have driven the disapproval ratings of all of the members up. i'm still confident that mitt romney will succeed. i was declared dead by pundits such as yourself back in 2007 and 2008. but, look, i respect mike dewine's opinion. i'm confident that mitt romney will succeed in both michigan and arizona. but it's tough. >> are you worried at the tenner of the campaign being such that president obama will have a much easier time being reelected i have talked to a lot of republicans they were very bullish on defighting president obama but now are very worried because this race has gotten so nasty and you suggest the negative ratings of the candidates have gone so high, he may in fact be reelected. >> i'm concerned about that jake. there's reason to be concerned about it. i have been in tough campaigns. i haven't seen one as personal and characterized by so m
isn't he teaching on a real problem for romney? >> i think it's a very tough campaign and i understand that. but the fact is, that these debates and these kinds of negative campaigns have driven the disapproval ratings of all of the members up. i'm still confident that mitt romney will succeed. i was declared dead by pundits such as yourself back in 2007 and 2008. but, look, i respect mike dewine's opinion. i'm confident that mitt romney will succeed in both michigan and arizona. but it's...
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was very structured tonight, because president obama and mitt romney went way over their time limits, they put safety measures in place for this one to make sure it didn't happen again. i think they got this idea from award shows. >> this is a president who has gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. this is a guy who has repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again. this is a guy who brought the entire world, including russia and china to bring about the most devastating, most devastating -- ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: you know, he didn't even have time to thank his agent, which is a shame. "time" released some never before seen photos of paul ryan today and they are great. this is one of them. it's -- happy national coming out day, everyone! [ applause ] wish he was at the debate dressed like that. the pictures were taken last year. they would have been used if he was picked as "time's" person of the year last year. why would they make this his "person of the year" photo? it looks like the after shot on a billboard for lap band surgery. and w
was very structured tonight, because president obama and mitt romney went way over their time limits, they put safety measures in place for this one to make sure it didn't happen again. i think they got this idea from award shows. >> this is a president who has gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. this is a guy who has repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again. this is a guy who brought the entire world, including russia and china to bring...
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. >> reporter: a new poll has gingrich neck in neck with mitt romney for the lead. >> the last debate saturday night really affected a lot of people. they sort of clicked and said yep i'm for him. >> reporter: since july, romney holding steady at the top or near the top of the republican field. but every month, a new face is there to keep him company. >> candidates, the republicans jump to, haven't been able to sustain a campaign. >> reporter: why would this gingrich surge be any different? >> newt gingrich has the capacity to have a staying power unlike the others in the race because of his experience apt the national level. >> texas governor rick perry plummeted in the polls and seems to be frying anything to win over conservative voters. >> it is time to create a part time congress where their pay is cut in half. >> reporter: as romney campaigned. a supporter summed up the republican race quite well. >> i've flirted with a few, i keep coming back to you. back to you for good. >> the romney campaign hopes there are many more republican voters who feel the same way. rob, sunny. >> wh
. >> reporter: a new poll has gingrich neck in neck with mitt romney for the lead. >> the last debate saturday night really affected a lot of people. they sort of clicked and said yep i'm for him. >> reporter: since july, romney holding steady at the top or near the top of the republican field. but every month, a new face is there to keep him company. >> candidates, the republicans jump to, haven't been able to sustain a campaign. >> reporter: why would this...
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. >> reporter: as for the debate tonight, one key republican close to mitt romney said, expect fireworks. he's been running for president for much of the last six years. now it comes down to just six days to determine his political future. what do you call a guy that has backer that outspent his opponents last month 5 to 1 who seemed the inevitable nominee just a few weeks ago. >> mitt romney is the comeback kid. >> reporter: he better be. he's trailed rick santorum in his home state of michigan. in a national gallup poll, santorum is up by 10 points. >> plan on winning. hope to win. >> reporter: the comeback plan? >> he's being seen for first time in many home. and his background and mine are different. >> reporter: being seen in homes with a lot of help from negative ads from romney supporters. >> santorum voted to raise his own pay. >> reporter: there are constant reports on his conservative views. like this 2008 speech suggesting satan is attacking america. >> if you were satan, two would you attack in this day and age? there is no one else to go after. >> reporter: that raised rush
. >> reporter: as for the debate tonight, one key republican close to mitt romney said, expect fireworks. he's been running for president for much of the last six years. now it comes down to just six days to determine his political future. what do you call a guy that has backer that outspent his opponents last month 5 to 1 who seemed the inevitable nominee just a few weeks ago. >> mitt romney is the comeback kid. >> reporter: he better be. he's trailed rick santorum in his...
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in new ad, mitt romney is casting himself as a religious man, devoted husband and father. clear reference to gingrich's three marriages, and even rick perry frying to reignite his campaign launched a new series of ad emphasizing his christian credentials. >>> occupy protestors brief leave interrupted a speech by romney supporter chris christie in iowa last night. protestors chanted "put people first" as christie waited for them to finish. they were all escorted out by police. the new jersey governor joked the entertainment portion of his appearance was over. >> can count on christie for blunt comments. well, in weather news this morning, the snow has finally ended in the northeast after blowing in from the southwest in tennessee. the ground is completely covered, across much of pennsylvania, especially in some higher elevations. and the slick road are being blamed for several car accidents as well. >>> also expected to be a rough morning commute across upstate new york. parts of the albany area got several inches of snow. there will be a lot of melting to day as temperatur
in new ad, mitt romney is casting himself as a religious man, devoted husband and father. clear reference to gingrich's three marriages, and even rick perry frying to reignite his campaign launched a new series of ad emphasizing his christian credentials. >>> occupy protestors brief leave interrupted a speech by romney supporter chris christie in iowa last night. protestors chanted "put people first" as christie waited for them to finish. they were all escorted out by police....
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heading into the next big debate in florida, front-runners, mitt romney and rick perry, are running neck and neck. going at each other before hitting the stage. with sarah palin waiting in the wings and the rest of the field struggling to get noticed, it's looking more and more like a two-man race. jon karl tracks it all for us. mitt romney on the cover of "usa today" saying, he doubts perry could win. >> reporter: that's right. and on the eve of tonight's debate in florida, you have rick perry opening up his harshest line of attack against romney. with sean hannity on fox news, rick perry used his first national television interview to compare mitt romney with barack obama. >> we don't need to nominate someone who is going to blur the lines between president obama and our nominee. >> reporter: those are fighting words in a republican primary. romney h perry hammered romney for what he did as governor of massachusetts. massachut a hard time finding a difference between obama care and romney care. >> reporter: there will be nine candidates on the stage for tonight's debate in orlando. but
heading into the next big debate in florida, front-runners, mitt romney and rick perry, are running neck and neck. going at each other before hitting the stage. with sarah palin waiting in the wings and the rest of the field struggling to get noticed, it's looking more and more like a two-man race. jon karl tracks it all for us. mitt romney on the cover of "usa today" saying, he doubts perry could win. >> reporter: that's right. and on the eve of tonight's debate in florida, you...
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romney would do, while it's transforming medicare and medicaid. and doing these things simultaneously, as we saw in 1996, can be very challenging politically. >> david, as george said, great political risks here. but this is an exciting choice. >> fast-moving developments. we heard about the romney v.p. app. it's been announced. as we come on the air, it is paul ryan. they promised to let supporters know as soon as the rest of us knew, as well. >>> we're going to pull back from the politics for a moment and talk a bit about who paul ryan is. a family man. a congressman known for his grueling workouts on capitol hill. a hunter, a fisherman, and a fan of led zeppelin, who has been shaking things up in washington since the day he got there. he is a rising star in the republican party. a policy, who emerges himself in budget. >> the deficit is really going off the charts. >> reporter: and fighter for the conservative cause. >> republicans are unifying. >> reporter: he is also a family man. a father of three children, married to his wife for 12 years n
romney would do, while it's transforming medicare and medicaid. and doing these things simultaneously, as we saw in 1996, can be very challenging politically. >> david, as george said, great political risks here. but this is an exciting choice. >> fast-moving developments. we heard about the romney v.p. app. it's been announced. as we come on the air, it is paul ryan. they promised to let supporters know as soon as the rest of us knew, as well. >>> we're going to pull back...
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offered over the weekend during the abc debate. and now, abc's karen travers is joining us from washington with more on this. good morning to you, karen. >> good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. what happens in iowa doesn't just stay in iowa. that is one bet that mitt romney wishes he could certainly take back. >> reporter: mitt romney had the chance to deliver a knockout punch to stop newt gingrich's momentum. instead he delivered a punch line. >> $10,000? $10,000 bet? >> reporter: that hefty bet had iowa voters buzzing, $10,000 is more than two months income for the average iowa family. romney tried to do damage control. >> it is a common thing to say. i'll bet you $1 million. >> reporter: romney went on attack, saying gingrich should return the $1.5 million he made working for freddie mac. gingrich fired right back. >> of if governor romney would look to give back all the money he earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees, over the years, i would be glad to listen to him. i will bet you $10, not $10,000 he won
offered over the weekend during the abc debate. and now, abc's karen travers is joining us from washington with more on this. good morning to you, karen. >> good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. what happens in iowa doesn't just stay in iowa. that is one bet that mitt romney wishes he could certainly take back. >> reporter: mitt romney had the chance to deliver a knockout punch to stop newt gingrich's momentum. instead he delivered a punch line. >> $10,000? $10,000 bet?...
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later today, mitt romney will lay out the details of his new tax plans. it's an effort to pivot the debate back to where voters they want it. jobs and the economy. back in his home state of michigan today, mitt romney will propose across-the-booed cuts on income tax rates. he says it will create jobs. the candidates uttered the words jobs just four times in two nours this week's debate. >> jobs. >> jobs. >> jobs. >> millions of jobs. >> reporter: the attack on santorum. he's a corrupt, rudderless, washington insider. >> i don't think i have seen a politician explain in so many ways why he voted against his principles. >> reporter: romney is not generally pro life. in rare interview, santorum's wife, karen, expressed her drives role. >> the want is the mission to make the culture a better culture. more pleasing to god. >> who is on the side of michigan workers? not romney. >> reporter: santorum's team is making the pivot back to jobs, too. releasing a new ad this morning. in an abc news poll last month, 51% said the most important issue to them, the econom
later today, mitt romney will lay out the details of his new tax plans. it's an effort to pivot the debate back to where voters they want it. jobs and the economy. back in his home state of michigan today, mitt romney will propose across-the-booed cuts on income tax rates. he says it will create jobs. the candidates uttered the words jobs just four times in two nours this week's debate. >> jobs. >> jobs. >> jobs. >> millions of jobs. >> reporter: the attack on...
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mitt romney appears still to be the front-runner after this week's debate in las vegas. stands now at 30%. but herman cain close behind in 26%. texas governor rick perry trailing 13%. votersuk -- hypothetically who they would vote for, the latest poll shows the president would lose by narrow margin. >> herman cain spent much of yesterday defending his 9-9-9 tax plan, while it was attacked during the gop debate. cain told an audience that the plan will throw out the current tax code. while his rivals want to build on what is already there. rick perry says he wants to throw out the tax code too. he is backing a plan that would apply the same rate to all citizens regardless of their income level, the so-called flat tax. we'll learn more about perry's plan to revive the economy when he gives a speech next week in south carolina. >>> confederate flag at the center of a battle heating up at a michigan high school. a tenth grader was actually suspended after refusing to take off her confederate flag belt buckle. some students were so outraged by this they wore the flags on t-sh
mitt romney appears still to be the front-runner after this week's debate in las vegas. stands now at 30%. but herman cain close behind in 26%. texas governor rick perry trailing 13%. votersuk -- hypothetically who they would vote for, the latest poll shows the president would lose by narrow margin. >> herman cain spent much of yesterday defending his 9-9-9 tax plan, while it was attacked during the gop debate. cain told an audience that the plan will throw out the current tax code. while...
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including the first two debates to include perry and major economic speeches by both mitt romney and the president. a forum sponsored by conservative kingmaker conservative jim demint went on without perry, giving romney a chance to appeal to tea party conservatives. >> we didn't raise taxes, mr. president. we didn't cut medicare. one president in modern history cut medicare. this president. >> reporter: tea party support has helped fuel perry's rise. but he is a former democrat who has a record that includes votes to raise taxes, opposition to building a wall on the mexican border, and a stint as the co-chairman of al gore's 1988 presidential campaign. not all conservatives are sold on him yet. how strong a candidate is rick perry? >> i don't know yet. i've never met rick. we talked on the phone several times. and i know he's the new one in the race so he's attracted some attention. but it's a long run between now and the final nomination. >> reporter: jonathan karl, abc news. >> all this talk about polls, we should reflect on sarah palin'n classic line in iowa. polls are for stripp
including the first two debates to include perry and major economic speeches by both mitt romney and the president. a forum sponsored by conservative kingmaker conservative jim demint went on without perry, giving romney a chance to appeal to tea party conservatives. >> we didn't raise taxes, mr. president. we didn't cut medicare. one president in modern history cut medicare. this president. >> reporter: tea party support has helped fuel perry's rise. but he is a former democrat who...